"“Tennessee, the Atlantic World and the War of 1812,” a symposium to mark the bicentennial of the War of 1812, is scheduled to begin with registration at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 17, in the auditorium of the Nashville Public Library Auditorium at 615 Church St." March 17

In the scope of its programs, services, and collections; the incredible reach of its efforts in cooperation with other public agencies, departments, and local businesses; and its work to identify and fulfill needs of both the mainstream and marginalized people of Nashville and Davidson County, the Nashville Public Library (NPL), the Gale/LJ 2017 Library of the Year, is a model for the nation and the world.

Parrott-Wood Memorial Library continues to initiate and integrate new programs, thanks to the diligent efforts of Director Donna Phillips. She focuses her energy on tapping into resources that benefit library

The Blount County Public Library will host "Adulting is Hard" on Saturday. Teens and young adults can learn more about personal finance, time management and more. The event is free. It lasts from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

"After months of advocacy around the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program “Dear Appropriator” letters, the appropriations process has moved into the hands of two key House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees. This places the fate of critical library funding programs in the hands of fewer than three dozen members of Congress from 25 states.

That makes now the right time to contact the offices of these critical Subcommittee members to explain how essential LSTA and IAL funding are to communities across the country. If your Representative in the House and/or your Senators sit on the all-important “Labor HHS” Subcommittees, please ask them to fund LSTA at $186.6 million and IAL at $27 million in FY 2018. As a constituent of one of these few, key Members of Congress you have the real power to help save IMLS and keep LSTA and IAL from being cut or eliminated."

Advocacy is needed now as a subcommittee is meeting this week of July 10!

An adult painting class for beinners. Join us as we guide you step by step to paint your very own masterpeice. Inspire your inner artist! Limited to 10 adults. Sign up begins July 1, 2017. Must sign up in person at the Circulation desk Must have a l

The campus's new Veterans Resource Center is now open. Located on the ground floor of Hodges Library, across from One Stop, the center features quiet study areas, a common room with microwave and refrigerator access, and a meeting area for veteran organizations. It also provides a venue for student veterans to meet one-on-one with veteran coordinators.

Beloved children’s book character Pete the Cat visited McIver’s Grant Public Library Wednesday as part of the library’s summer reading program. To celebrate Pete’s arrival, Vanessa Cain, the library’s director of Children and Youth Services, read two of Pete’s stories, ‘Construction Destruction’ (which went hand in hand with the summer reading program’s theme, ‘Build a Better World’) and ‘Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses’.

(From Library Journal, By John N. Berry III) “In the scope of its programs, services, and collections; the incredible reach of its efforts in cooperation with other public agencies, departments, and local businesses; and its work to identify and fulfill needs of both the mainstream and marginalized people of Nashville and Davidson County, the Nashville … Continue reading 2017 Gale/LJ Library of the Year: Nashville Public Library, TN →

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